It was common when I was a kid in Central Illinois. Watched my dad exchange with neighbors a million times. Saw it on the farm to market roads in Texas. De rigueur out here on Our Little Slice. And on our meanderings through the off beaten paths last weekend.
Simple, polite, friendly, always reciprocated, country comforting.
Good Mate Craig Donnelly is headed to Kansas today to compete in a fast 10K. $500 for first place, he’s not concerned about the runner up monies. His training is coming right along, and dragging old mate Lee Anderson to some better fitness in the process. Like tennis or checkers, you’ve got to train/compete/play against someone above your level if you want to improve. Smart kid Lee.
The Twin Cities Marathon is this weekend. Used to be one of my favorite stops on the Champs circuit.
A little Twin Cities motivation for those headed up from Nebraska. This trio (Levi Ashley, Tom Nichols, Brian Wandzilak) of my former mates enjoyed personal best performances, from 2009 maybe? And James McGown’s 2:20:00 in 2007 still one of my favorite memories of Team Nebraska.
The Race For The Cure is in Omaha, I’ve never been but it has hosted some pretty decent times over the years.
USATF Certification. It really only matters if you are really serious.
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